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Skye Cleary is a philosopher and author specializing in existentialism and love.

Known for: How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy

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How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy

How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy

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This book presents a collection of essays by philosophers and thinkers exploring how different philosophical traditions—from Stoicism and Buddhism to existentialism and pragmatism—offer guidance for living a meaningful and ethical life. Each chapter introduces a distinct school of thought and provides practical insights for applying its principles to everyday living.

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Ancient Wisdom: Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Aristotelianism

Philosophy’s classical roots are found in the thinkers who first asked how human beings might flourish amid change and uncertainty. The Stoics, like Epictetus and Seneca, taught us that virtue and reason stand above circumstance. Stoicism trains the mind to distinguish between what is within our con...

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Eastern Traditions: Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism

When we turn East, we find not a contrast but a deep resonance. Buddhism begins with suffering—acknowledging it, examining its roots, and transforming it. The Buddha’s insight was that suffering arises from craving, the mind’s habitual attachment to what changes. Mindfulness, then, becomes more than...

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